Sometimes it’s a job only you can do

Since we got back from hosting
the Spiritual Money Mindset VIP day in Florida one month ago, the suitcases
have been sat by our bedroom door waiting very patiently to be taken back up
into the loft.

I have asked. And asked. And
been patient. And asked some more. Until my patience ran out.

So this morning, I thought “sod
it, I love him, but he’s bloody useless, and he hates that loft just as much as
I do”. But I love a spacious clutter free environment more than I hate climbing
those dusty ladders and risking cobwebs in my hair.

So up I went.

Putting things in the loft is
supposed to be ‘his’ job. Even growing up it was always Dad’s job to take stuff
up to the loft, and bring it back down again.

I digress. This morning I did
the thing I’d been resisting for such a long time.

It meant getting my hands dirty.

It meant getting uncomfortable
(especially when I wobbled sideways and nearly fell off the ladder trying to
drag unnecessarily heavy luggage up it with one hand).

It meant upsetting my usual
routine.

It meant poking around in the
dark for the light.

It meant rearranging things to
make space.

It meant applying patience.

And washing the dirt off my
hands afterwards. Several times. Because I’m a little OCD like that.

The result = soooo much space
and clarity and peace and joy and bliss and feelings of accomplishment.

And the irony… I’ll be going up
there again in 8 weeks to get the cases back down for our trip to New York
(more info here).

Rick will argue there was no
point taking them up (but he’s a man and doesn’t notice suitcases, or takes the
slightest interest in my Feng Shui efforts lol).

I will point out that our
everyday actions are a reflection of our long term actions, and subsequent
outcomes.

If we aren’t willing to go up…
if we aren’t willing to shake up the schedule, if we aren’t willing to get a
little bit dirty, and uncomfortable, if we aren’t willing to do something
beyond the norm, then how can we expect anything to ever change?

How do we ever expect to seek
the clarity and accomplishment we so desire?

Routine is great. Normal is
great. But is this what you want for you in five years time?

Perhaps it’s time to shake
things up.

Don’t be the ‘passer-upper’ (if
you haven’t yet watched the comedy sketch about the loft this will make zero
sense lol).

Be the one to go up. Be the one
to lead the way. Be the way to create the clarity and peace you desire.